Astronaut hopefuls don’t mind being ‘Chumps’
Date Added: 10.9.2009 | Source : msnbc.com: Technology & Science |
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NASA's nine new astronaut candidates and five international trainees were given the class name the "Chumps" earlier this month by the previous class, in this case, Group 19 or the "Peacocks."
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Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of ‘botnets’
Date Added: 10.9.2009 | Source : msnbc.com: Technology & Science |
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"Botnets," armies of infected PCs that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating cybercrime, are a problem for Internet providers. And Comcast wants customers' help to fight them.
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YouTube’s Anniversary: How HOTorNOT Started It All
(PC World)
Date Added: 10.9.2009 | Source : Yahoo! News: Technology News |
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PC World - YouTube is celebrating the third anniversary of its acquisition by Google by showing off an awful lot of O's. The little video site that could announced on Friday it was now streaming a full billion video views a day -- the majority of which, I have to assume, consist of cats playing music and teens doing awkward dances.
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Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections
(AP)
Date Added: 10.9.2009 | Source : Yahoo! News: Technology News |
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AP - Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers — the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating cybercrime.
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Adobe Warns of PDF Woes, But Fix Is on the Way
(NewsFactor)
Date Added: 10.9.2009 | Source : Yahoo! News: Technology News |
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NewsFactor - Adobe issued a security advisory Thursday about vulnerabilities in its Adobe Reader and Acrobat products. The company labeled the vulnerabilities critical, reflecting the highest level of severity, and indicated that software updates will be available on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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FCC launches probe of Google Voice service
Date Added: 10.9.2009 | Source : msnbc.com: Technology & Science |
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The FCC will look into complaints by AT&T that Google's free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high connection fees.
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Zappos-inspired startup is all about men’s pants
(AP)
Date Added: 10.9.2009 | Source : Yahoo! News: Technology News |
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 AP - Brian Spaly's quest for the perfect pair of pants led him and former roommate Andy Dunn to start a Web-only clothing company that wants to sell men's trousers that fit — without the need for fitting rooms.
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Wireless Carriers Urged To Stop Subsidizing Devices
(NewsFactor)
Date Added: 10.9.2009 | Source : Yahoo! News: Technology News |
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NewsFactor - Industry analysts are advising wireless network operators to stop subsidizing devices. While the subsidies let them draw in consumers with free or low-cost devices in exchange for lengthy service commitments, the deals end up squeezing their profit margins, according to Andy Castonguay of the Yankee Group.
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FCC launches probe of Google Voice service
(AP)
Date Added: 10.9.2009 | Source : Yahoo! News: Technology News |
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AP - Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T Inc. that Google Inc.'s free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high connection fees.
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